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IP Alternative Dispute Resolution

The Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (HIPO) and the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center collaborate in the promotion of the use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) options, including mediation and arbitration, for intellectual property (IP) disputes in Hungary.

The WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center’s ADR services are regularly used by multinational corporations, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), start-ups, research and development (R&D) centers, universities and inventors from around the world.

The WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center

With offices in Geneva, Switzerland, and in Singapore, the WIPO Center is a neutral, international and non-profit dispute resolution provider specializing in IP and technology related commercial disputes.

The WIPO Center can also assist with support services, including arranging for meeting and hearing rooms, wherever the parties have decided to situate their case. Throughout, the WIPO Center liaises with parties and neutrals to ensure optimal procedural efficiency.

Settlement rates

WIPO ADR procedures are organized to stimulate positive opportunities for settlement. 70% of the mediations administered by the WIPO Center have resulted in settlement by the parties. Even in arbitration, some 40% of WIPO cases are settled by the parties prior to a formal award.

Unilateral request for mediation option

The WIPO Center is regularly contacted in relation to disputes where one party wishes to submit a dispute to mediation, but no mediation agreement exists between the parties, for example in IP infringement disputes or in cases pending before the courts. Under the WIPO Mediation Rules a party may submit a unilateral Request for Mediation to the WIPO Center. The WIPO Center may then assist the parties or, upon request, may appoint an external neutral to provide the required assistance.